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      <title>Coatings plant wins new certification</title>
      <description>To meet ISO/TS 16949 standards, a company must develop a quality management system that supports continuous improvement.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Increased target production meets market demand</title>
      <description>To address the growing demand for its rotatable targets in the Eastern and Central European markets, Bekaert activated weekend production output at its facilities in Deinze, Belgium in January 2008. </description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Coatings tested on aluminium pistons</title>
      <description>The main advantage of applying Bekaert DLC coatings is that it requires no structural changes to the engine design</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Materials tolerate bio fuel wear</title>
      <description>Coating valves with Bekaert's DLC coatings protects the intake valves from the build-up of fuel residue, resulting in better wear resistance and a lower coefficient of friction. </description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Coating protects against bio-fuel damage</title>
      <description>Bekaert Dylyn Plus coatings effectively address its customers' needs for higher engine output and improved fuel consumption. </description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Coatings company expands in Europe and US</title>
      <description>Bekaert has announced a strategic investment plan to expand its production facilities in Europe and the US. </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Coatings reduce automotive friction</title>
      <description>Bekaert provided the coated elements for the Bekaert Energy 4 car that participated in the Eco Marathon.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Motorsports coatings described in Cologne</title>
      <description>During the second week of November, Cologne will be the place to be for all professionals interested in new developments and solutions for motorsport applications.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Coating benefits explained at tribology conference</title>
      <description>Nuno Carvalho gave a presentation on the effect of hydrogen content on the super low friction of diamond-like carbon coatings during the 50th Anniversary Tribology Conference.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Coating cuts valve train friction levels</title>
      <description>Recently performed bench tests show that coating valve train components with the diamond like carbon coating Dylyn Plus can save up to 30% in valve train friction levels.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Diamond-like carbon coatings cut friction losses</title>
      <description>Mark Boghe examines the benefits of low-friction DylynPlus coatings in automotive applications.&#13;
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Automotive valve coating proves popular</title>
      <description>Bekaert Advanced Coating has just delivered the 500,000th automotive valve train component from its Bons-en-Chablais site.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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